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Do any kind of activity that involves putting your fingers in or near your mouth, eyes, etc.

After you

Go to the bathroom

Handle uncooked foods, especially raw meat

Eat

Blow your nose, cough or sneeze

Handle garbage

Tend to someone who's sick

Change a diaper

Play with or touch a pet, especially reptiles and exotic animals

Handwashing is mostly a matter of common sense. And what happens when you skimp on that common sense? That's the subject of a video created by some students at River Ridge High School in New Port Richey, Fla. (You can choose the 2.2M high bandwidth version or, if you're using a modem, the 513K low bandwidth version might be a lot faster for you. You'll need the Quicktime player to view these video files. You can download it for free here.)